Military buffs?

Rob · 05-10-2006, 05:27 PM

Got many here? I've been into tanks, ships and aircraft since I was a wee tacker. My whole family is like that, my uncle worked on Vampires, my mums dad was a gunner on 25 pdrs, and my dads dad was an engineer.

I had about 60+ 1/72nd scale WW2 aircraft models.. everything from a Dornier D-17Z-2 to a Petlyakov PE-8. Then I got into tanks, got about 15.. Tiger II Ausf B, couple Pzkpfw IV's.. etc.

Says a lot about my social life eh? :hihi:

Outbackjack · 05-10-2006, 05:32 PM

Cant say that I am a real military buff, but it does interest me. For my sons birthday I bought a radio controlled german tiger tank that has a air gun mounted as the cannon. I shoots little plastic balls. Sure is fun chasing the cat around the house with it. It is about 60 cm long and is quite imposing......

Rob · 05-10-2006, 05:33 PM

: shooting the cat

BOOSTDEF · 05-10-2006, 05:36 PM

Yeh i dont mind the military stuff... My old mans been in Artillery for 24 years.

Rob · 05-10-2006, 05:39 PM

I saw one of the new Abrams ARV's on the back of a transporter going over the Westgate a week or so ago, was being escorted by a 300C V8 police car

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pertuan · 05-10-2006, 06:21 PM

I'm not really into military stuff... but I'm IN the military. Does that count? lol

Having said that... I am into the stuff I work with.

Sapper · 05-10-2006, 06:35 PM

I'm an on and off military buff. Nearly applied for a cadetship with the organisation that supplies all of the 'hardware' to the ADF. Especially interested in rifles (how they work more so than shooting) and aircraft. Got to rank of Cadet Warrant Officer in air force cadets while i was at school which was good fun (was is the operative word here). However, i cringe at some of the hardware choices of the DMO for the ADF. Who the hell decided that the abrams was a good tank...

Rob · 05-10-2006, 06:46 PM

Leopard 2A6 would have been a better choice for us than the Abrams or the Challenger 2. Especially since we're getting M1A1's that are being rebuilt.... sloppy seconds :jab:

Envi XR8 · 05-10-2006, 07:07 PM

Hi there, I 'm into modelling in a huge way, was my only real vice until I bought my first car, and later the ute. I have quite a collection of unmade kits, mainly military subjects Armour, aircraft figures, 1/35, 1/48/32 & 54mm, but some non-military as well, mainly drag cars. I have been down to Expo several times, and competed, as well as the QMHE here in Queensland. It is a truly creative hobby and can be very satisfying, unfortunately, not enough people seem to know about it, or are interested in it, or do it.

Cheers.
Chris

JG66ME · 05-10-2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BLC

Leopard 2A6 would have been a better choice for us than the Abrams or the Challenger 2. Especially since we're getting M1A1's that are being rebuilt.... sloppy seconds :jab:

I like Challenger2. M1A1s use a lot of fuel and logistics is a big deal on the battlefield, especialy with armour. I like the 120mm rifeld gun and the chobham armour on Challenger2 is second to none.

Germans lost the last war didnt they, lol.

Steve

Psycho Chicken · 05-10-2006, 07:16 PM

Massive military buff. Joining a service rifle club soon. Got enough bayonets here to scare most people.

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Originally Posted by hot xr6

Who the hell decided that the abrams was a good tank...

I reckon the Abrams was the best choice. Sure, Leopard 2 is a better tank, but at least all the tankies can get a deployment easier now. Although actually having to do some work might be a bit of a culture shock. Spare parts are cheap and the odds of us having to use them en masse are slim.

Although sloppy seconds was a bad move.

Besides, they're the in service Seppo MBT. Less chance of getting shot up by A-10s. Oh hang on....

Sapper · 05-10-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

Besides, they're the in service Seppo MBT. Less chance of getting shot up by A-10s. Oh hang on....

Damn straight!!!

We could argue about this all day but I'm only gonna give an argument once.

The last thing we need is unreliable tanks. The Abrams has a lot to be desired in this area. They cannot fit on any current ADF aircraft so we need to order new aircraft (Globmasters for memory) to transport them. They are by no means cheap and represent only a small increase in capability over other tanks like the Challenger 2 and Leopard 2.

Psycho Chicken · 05-10-2006, 07:40 PM

That's all it boils down to really, they're seppo. I agree totally, the Challenger 2 and Leopard 2 are heaps better tanks. Heaps better than the current Abrams, let alone dodgy hand me downs.

But at the end of the day, if they weren't Abrams we'd never use them. If we end up using them anyway.

ssb2005 · 05-10-2006, 07:49 PM

does being a gun nut count

XPfalcon170 · 05-10-2006, 08:20 PM

Been into anything military since i was about 5 or 6. got heaps of model tanks and aircraft, and heaps of books and videos aswell. Also enjoy shooting aswell.

the grey tiger, and yellow panther are needing new camo paint jobs and weathering, the plain green sherman sandwiched between the two white ones needs to be weathered, the achillies in the front needs to be finally assembled, and the pershing needs a bit of everything. Still got five more unopened tanks and a few boxes of figures to do for dioramas.

Rob · 05-10-2006, 08:33 PM

Nice, 2 PzIV's there. Ausf D/E and an Ausf H/J looks like. Is that an IS-2 or an IS-3 in the middle there? I was looking for an IS-2 but only thing I can find is a Tamiya IS-3..

XPfalcon170 · 05-10-2006, 08:41 PM

yeh, its the tamiya JS-3. i have seen a JS-2 made by Dragon at my local hobby shop though

MethodX · 05-10-2006, 08:46 PM

2 From my collection, Tiger 2 (what a beast)
And Macchi C.205 Veltro.

Steffo · 05-10-2006, 08:12 PM

I like alot of military stuff. Not as into it as I was when I was younger, but military equipment is a bit of an interest. I'll be the first to admit I know SFA though.

1970galaxie · 05-10-2006, 08:50 PM

Been into military stuff since I swapped a few model aeroplanes for a German helmet in high school......quite a long time ago.
Still go to Military swap meets.
Now mainly into replica guns, which are still quite legal over here, for the moment.
Check out the "About Me" section on my website for a laugh!

JG66ME · 05-10-2006, 11:47 PM

Many years ago I built the Tamyia 1/25th Tiger 1 as Micheal Wittmans tank. My favorite tank is the Centurion. Had the Tamyia 1/25th Cent as Charlie Squadron First Armoured Regiment.

Steve (Ich Dien)

paul351xb · 06-10-2006, 12:45 AM

I'm into military aircraft in a big way. had a huge collection of models when i was younger. from memory 1/32 Spitfire, Hurricane, Corsair, Lysander, Dauntless, Beafighter. 1/72 Victor, Comet, F-18, Lightning ( the jet and the lockheed fighter ) , Black window, Lancaster, B24, lots more plus tanks, cars, trucks, battle ships and subs. I had them all sitting at my parents house but dad dumped them all one day. Still peeved he did that. Still have a few kits sitting in the garage waiting for me to build. Would really like to build the 1/72 B36 but have nowhere to put it as it's a big model.

The german tanks from WW2 were awesome machines. Nothing the allies produced came close. The Tigers, King Tigers and Panthers outclassed everything they came up against. The Russian T34 is classed as the best tank from WW2 but the Russians were quite happy to lose 6 T34s for every Tiger or Panther they managed to take out in battle. Shermans were called "Ronson" ( cigarette lighter ) by their british crews as they were gauranteed to light first time. Germans called the shermans "Tommy cookers"

Rob · 06-10-2006, 08:46 AM

1/72 B-36 would be pretty big.. is it the early model or the later one with the pusher props as well as turbojets? I had a Lancaster and a B-24H, they were hard to store without breaking. Got an unbuilt Ju-52 and HE-177A4.. would love to build em, but I've lost all my glue and paint etc

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paul351xb · 06-10-2006, 10:43 AM

Later model B36 with the pusher props and the jet engines. Yes the model is Huge, got it about 10 years ago as I've always been fascinated by that plane. It was after I got it i realised just how big this sucker was going to be when built. So it sits in the garage waiting for us to move to a bigger place. There is a 1/48 B29 hanging in the garage now and the 1/76 B36 would have a bigger wing span than that. I'm guessing around a metre.

Rob · 06-10-2006, 10:49 AM

Those years.. sort of 47-70 had some crazy planes being developed. B-36, B-47, X-15, XB-70 Valkyrie. Crazy stuff. I had some rare footage of an F-104 hitting a Valkyrie mid flight, both broke up.. bad accident that.

Rob · 06-10-2006, 10:50 AM

Speaking of rare footage, I found a really good clip of a Panther G starting up and driving amongst a big crowd somewhere in france.. man, those maybach motors sound ANGRY! :sm_drool:

paul351xb · 06-10-2006, 11:43 AM

The German jets are a real eye opener. check out this site.

http://www.luft46.com/

If you are into rare and fascinating planes this will really interest you.

Rob · 06-10-2006, 12:45 PM

I think I've read through that site about 3 times over

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Tis a great site, endless amusement. Kind of like wikipedia..

I've been reading about airliner accidents lately, very interesting, if a little morbid.

recoil · 06-10-2006, 01:23 PM

I'm a big collector of old military toys. The older the better. All of my models except the plastic men are either lead, tin, or die cast. My favorite brands are Lonestar, Crescent, Dinky, Astra, and Britains.

JG66ME · 06-10-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by recoil

I'm a big collector of old military toys. The older the better. All of my models except the plastic men are either lead, tin, or die cast. My favorite brands are Lonestar, Crescent, Dinky, Astra, and Britains.

Your a nut, just like me, well, I like your collection. Like your car too.

That is one hell of a collection. Keep it up.